Please help me Imagine you are applying for a travel grant to help you go to a Spanish-speaking country for an immersive learning experience, including cultural exploration. Choose any country where you want to have this experience. Write a short essay explaining the reasons for your choice of country. Discuss both the strengths (cultural heritage, places of interest, architecture, art, etc.) and limitations (accessibility, distance, etc.) of the place you choose. Draw comparisons with other Spanish-speaking countries to strengthen your case that the country you’ve chosen is the ideal country for learning about culture and language. End the essay with a conclusion statement that reiterates your argument.

The easiest Spanish-speaking country to gather this information for will be Spain, but there are tons of different options like Peru, Honduras, Chile, Mexico, etc. Though I will not be writing a complete short essay, I can provide you with a guideline or structure for the essay.

*5-8 sentences is a good rule of thumb per paragraph*

Introduction Paragraph:

- Introduce your country (Where it's located, population, government style, its main cities.)

- Ending sentence should state your personal opinion on why you like this country. ( maybe it's got good cuisine, or it's got lots of activities to do.)

First Paragraph:

- Describe certain places of interest, activities you can do. Talk about the food they eat, traditions they celebrate. Do they wear different clothes? How do their buildings look like?

- Ending sentence should work as an introduction to another spanish speaking country. ( In Spain they do things , which is different from the way they do it in Mexico.)

Second Paragraph:

- Give a brief introduction to another Spanish-speaking country.

- Compare and contrast your choice of country, to the other country. List things they do the same or similar, list things they do completely different.

Conclusion Paragraph:

- Summarize your 3 paragraphs, then continue to explain why you chose this country, and what makes it interesting to you.

- Ending sentence should rephrase your personal opinion on this country, just like the ending sentence in your introduction paragraph.

Explanation:

Writing essays can seem very overwhelming and difficult. Creating a checklist of your talking points per essay makes it easier, and faster to go in and write them out.

igualmente (likewise) or el gusto es mio (the pleasure is mine)